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» Hoyer Statement on Chairman Bernanke, White House Comments Regarding Economic Recovery Package, October 20, 2008 Testifying today before the House Budget Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke voiced his support for an economic recovery package. Subsequent White House comments indicate President Bush is moving towards Democrats’ position on this vital issue as well.
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» An Interactive Timeline: Eight Years of Republican Failure, October 17, 2008 Republicans’ eight years in the White House, and six years at all the levers of power, have resulted in a faltering economy, a failing energy policy, record deficits and debt, numerous cases of corruption, and an America overstretched and weakened in the world.
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» Hoyer Statement Following Meeting with House Democratic Leaders and Economic Experts, October 13, 2008 Let me assure you: No one here underestimates the gravity of our economic crisis. But I left today's meeting confident that the Emergency Economic Stabilization legislation Congress passed early this month gives the Treasury Department the authority and flexibility it needs to respond to this crisis.

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» House Democratic Leaders Continue to Address Economic Crisis, October 13, 2008 After meeting with economic experts, Democratic Leaders announce series of hearings to develop economic recovery plan.
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» Democrats Respond to CBO Report on Budget and Economy, October 08, 2008 Democrats respond to the release of CBO's September Budget Report.
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» Hoyer Statement on Release of Fiscal Year 2008 Deficit Numbers, October 07, 2008 Today's budget numbers are another sad reminder of the Bush Administration's historic fiscal recklessness.
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» Bipartisan House Census Leaders Urge Presidential Candidates to Make 2010 Census a Top Priority, October 07, 2008 In an ongoing effort to ensure a successful 2010 Decennial Census, leaders in the House of Representatives sent a letter to Senators Barack Obama and John McCain today emphasizing the need for the next Administration to make the census a top priority.
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» Now for the Hard Part, October 04, 2008 In the end, the system worked, in its own halting, imperfect way. Now, we can only hope that the $700 billion package passed by the House of Representatives and signed into law by the president yesterday performs the hoped-for trick of unlocking the credit markets and averting economic disaster.
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» Hoyer Responds to Senate's Failure to Pass Critical Iran Legislation, October 03, 2008 I was disappointed by the Senate’s failure to pass H.R.7112, the Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2008, due to Republican opposition.
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» THE LEADER'S REPORT: WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2008, October 03, 2008
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» Hoyer: An Emergency Like This Calls for the Courage to Compromise, October 03, 2008 On Monday, the salient dividing line in this House was not between parties: It was between those who understood the dangers of doing nothing, and those who had yet to be convinced.
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» Hoyer Statement on September Unemployment Report, Dismal State of Economy, October 03, 2008 Today’s unemployment report is more discouraging news about the state of our economy. America has lost jobs every month of 2008; September’s loss of 159,000 jobs brings the yearly total to more than three-quarters of a million.
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» Why the Bank Bill Should Pass, October 03, 2008 Few days in the 27 years I've served in Congress were as remarkable as Monday. It's not every day that Republicans second Barney Frank. It's not every day that Democrats stand and cheer for Minority Leader John Boehner.
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» Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, October 03, 2008 Text and summaries of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
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» Statement on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, October 03, 2008 Republicans and Democrats together, Administration and Congress, Chairman and Ranking Member, each individual member decided that failure was not an option... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Hoyer on Scheduling of Economic Stabilization Act, October 02, 2008 The House will consider the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act tomorrow morning.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2008, October 02, 2008 Senate Amendments to H.R. 1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, H.Res. 1526 – Same Day Consideration and Suspension Authority Rule, Suspensions
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» THE DAILY LEADER: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2008, October 01, 2008 Suspensions
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» Hoyer Statement on House Action on Economic Recovery Package, October 01, 2008 Democrats are continuing to work around the clock in a bipartisan way on legislation to address the economic crisis.
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» Addressing Senate Financial Rescue Plan on MSNBC, October 01, 2008 I'm for most of the provisions that are in there. As a matter of fact, the house has sent most of those provisions to the senate, paid for them, and would have asked them -- asked the senate to consider them individually. They chose not to do that in sending it as a package. Not only as a package, but they're putting it on a bill that i think is critically important for the house to pass and the congress to pass and the president to sign to stabilize this economy... [TRANSCRIPT]

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» Addressing the Press on the Senate Financial Recovery Bill on CSPAN, October 01, 2008 We spent a lot of time working on getting it right. As you know the bill that was presented to us by the administration and asked to pass was not in a position that we thought was appropriate. We added very substantial provisions in terms of transparency, in terms of oversight, in terms of capping compensation so the taxpayers weren't enriching the already rich. And providing for protections for homeowners, trying to make sure that we can provide for some workouts for people so they're not kicked out of their homes. [TRANSCRIPT]

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» Discussing Senate's Vote on the Financial Recovery Bill on MSNBC, October 01, 2008 Frankly since Monday's failure there's been a greater appreciation by the american public that this affects them and their families and I think there's going to be a greater understanding and more support, more broad-based support during the consideration bill to the next few days... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Discussing the Senate Bill for Financial Rescue on CNN, October 01, 2008 The concerns are not so much about the continuing of the tax extenders, that is the benefits research and development tax, the taxes to help solar, wind, other energy sources. Clearly we're for that. What the Blue Dogs are concerned about is paying for these and not making the deficit worse. That's the controversy... [TRANSCRIPT]

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» Speaking about the Senate Vote on the Financial Recovery Bill on NBC, October 01, 2008 No doubt the tax package is very controversial. The senate, in my opinion, is adding that on because they think that's the only way to get it passed...We'll have to be talking to them. I'm not particularly pleased with that addition myself, very frankly... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Hoyer Statement on Announced Senate Action on Economic Recovery Package and Tax Extenders, September 30, 2008 I am talking with my House colleagues about the Senate action and how to best proceed taking that into consideration and determining what action in the House will be most successful.
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